Speaking of Smith Archives
What Adam Smith Ate: Scottish Game
Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks
England was known for the goose – stuffed and roasted – but in Scotland, Adam Smith would most likely have sat down to a wild game bird like partridge or pheasant.
England was known for the goose – stuffed and roasted – but in Scotland, Adam Smith would most likely have sat down to a wild game bird like partridge or pheasant.
#ReadWithMe: Ritchie Robertson’s The Enlightenment Part 7: Doing Cosmopolitan History
Amy Willis for AdamSmithWorks
Has happiness been caught? Amy Willis' last entry in her #ReadWithMe on Ritchie Robertson's The Enlightenment talks about benevolent despots, the inevitability of (some) violence in revolutions, the central role of the preservation of liberty, and who gets to claim the mantle of reason.
Has happiness been caught? Amy Willis' last entry in her #ReadWithMe on Ritchie Robertson's The Enlightenment talks about benevolent despots, the inevitability of (some) violence in revolutions, the central role of the preservation of liberty, and who gets to claim the mantle of reason.
What Adam Smith Ate: Ice Cream
Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks
While we don’t know if Adam Smith had a favorite flavor of ice cream, we do know that it was a popular treat in his circle. James Boswell writes that in 1775 he had “an excellent supper” at David Hume’s home in Edinburgh with “three sorts of ice creams,” an incredible luxury for the time.
While we don’t know if Adam Smith had a favorite flavor of ice cream, we do know that it was a popular treat in his circle. James Boswell writes that in 1775 he had “an excellent supper” at David Hume’s home in Edinburgh with “three sorts of ice creams,” an incredible luxury for the time.
